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Wolverhampton [185]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [9]

Tettenhall, Wolverhampton [7]

Cannock, Staffordshire [6]

Bilston, Staffordshire [5]

Walsall [5]

Bilston [4]

Dudley [4]

Willenhall [4]

Birmingham [3]

Heath Town, Wolverhampton [3]

Tettenhall, Staffordshire [3]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Bedford [2]

Bilston, Wolverhampton [2]

London [2]

Wednesfield, Wolverhampton [2]

Aston [1]

Bilston, Staffs [1]

Blakenhall, Wolverhampton [1]

Bolton-by-Bowland, Yorks. [1]

Bradmore, Wolverhampton [1]

Bridgnorth [1]

Burnley [1]

Burton-upon-Trent [1]

Bushbury, Wolverhampton [1]

Carmarthenshire, Wales [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chorlton [1]

Christ Church, Staffordshire [1]

Claverley, Shropshire [1]

Codsall, Wolverhampton [1]

Coseley, Staffordshire [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Hampstead [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Heath Town, Staffordshire [1]

Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Kilkenny [1]

King's Norton [1]

LIverpool, Lancashire [1]

Leamington [1]

Llanelly, South Wales [1]

Market Drayton, Shropshire [1]

Middlewich, Cheshire [1]

Moseley, Warwickshire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Rank

Private [235]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Serjeant [23]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [16]

Corporal [15]

Gunner [14]

Captain [12]

Driver [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Major [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance-Corporal [3]

Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quartermaster-Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

CSM [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant-Major [1]

Corporal Acting Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Sergeant /Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Homeworker [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [151]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

20th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [339]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Other Empire Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [88]

A [60]

C [48]

D [36]

P [13]

R [12]

H [11]

S [11]

W [11]

E [10]

G [10]

M [9]

J [8]

L [7]

O [7]

T [7]

F [6]

K [6]

N [6]

I [5]

V [5]

Y [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [357]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [308]

India [6]

Canada [2]

Cyprus [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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People [381] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wolverhampton [185] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [9] Tettenhall, Wolverhampton [7] Cannock, Staffordshire [6] Bilston, Staffordshire [5] Walsall [5] Bilston [4] Dudley [4] Willenhall [4] Birmingham [3] Heath Town, Wolverhampton [3] Tettenhall, Staffordshire [3] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Bedford [2] Bilston, Wolverhampton [2] London [2] Wednesfield, Wolverhampton [2] Aston [1] Bilston, Staffs [1] Blakenhall, Wolverhampton [1] Bolton-by-Bowland, Yorks. [1] Bradmore, Wolverhampton [1] Bridgnorth [1] Burnley [1] Burton-upon-Trent [1] Bushbury, Wolverhampton [1] Carmarthenshire, Wales [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chorlton [1] Christ Church, Staffordshire [1] Claverley, Shropshire [1] Codsall, Wolverhampton [1] Coseley, Staffordshire [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Hampstead [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Heath Town, Staffordshire [1] Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Isle of Man [1] Kilkenny [1] King's Norton [1] LIverpool, Lancashire [1] Leamington [1] Llanelly, South Wales [1] Market Drayton, Shropshire [1] Middlewich, Cheshire [1] Moseley, Warwickshire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Rank

Private [235] Second Lieutenant [29] Serjeant [23] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [16] Corporal [15] Gunner [14] Captain [12] Driver [11] Acting Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Major [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Able Seaman [3] Lance-Corporal [3] Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quartermaster-Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] CSM [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant-Major [1] Corporal Acting Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Sergeant /Acting Sergeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Homeworker [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [151] Royal Field Artillery [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Essex Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Labour Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 20th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [339] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Other Empire Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [88] A [60] C [48] D [36] P [13] R [12] H [11] S [11] W [11] E [10] G [10] M [9] J [8] L [7] O [7] T [7] F [6] K [6] N [6] I [5] V [5] Y [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [357] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [308] India [6] Canada [2] Cyprus [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

Edwin Farley

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5672 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Richard Woolley

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 421302 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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John George Wapples

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10636 Private Leicestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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George Frederick Sadler

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 10369 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Service Battalion

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William Thomas East

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10122 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Banks

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 9407 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Roland Or Rowland Baker

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 235123 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 235123 King's Liverpool Regiment 13th Battalion

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Frank Hodgkiss

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 8796 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Gaiger

Born 1896

British Army 9294 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 1951 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Guy Percy Darby

Born 1883

Died 1938

British Army 268 Quarter Master Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Francis Henry Merrick

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army GS/15498 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 84605 Royal Field Artillery

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Sydney John Richardson

Born 1897

Died 1967

British Army T4/245308 Driver Army Service Corps Field Ambulance Company

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Louis Oscar Caddick

Born 1896

Died 1978

British Army 2550 Driver Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 55690 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Cope

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10372 Lance-Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Joseph Dancer

Born 1898

Died 1932

British Army 397393 Private Labour Corps

British Army 203446 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles Salter

Born 1893

British Army 15765 Acting Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15765 Lance Sergeant South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15765 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harry Ibberson

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 164558 Private Labour Corps ex North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Clinton

Born 1889

British Army 59647 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Andrew Anderson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 71221 Royal Field Artillery

British Army G/16744 Private London Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Reynolds

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19786(Po) Stoker 1st Class HMS "Hampshire"

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